Barra McNeils

When: Sat., Sept. 7, 8 p.m. 2013

Over 26 years, the six MacNeil siblings have earned their place as Canada's Celtic ambassadors. The family band from Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island has released 15 albums that range from traditional maritime inspirations to rock, folk and jazz. Guitars, keys, fiddles, bouzoukis, mandolin, uilleann pipes, tin whistle, bodhran, bass, accordion and harp come together in elegant measure, while the MacNeils step-dance and sing the sort of tight harmony engendered by shared genetics.
—Ashley Melzer